Inferno - The Definitive Illustrated Edition

Informationen zum Autor Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is best known for The Divine Comedy, a three-part epic poem that progresses from Hell (Inferno) to Purgatory to Paradise. Written in the vernacular, rather than Latin or Greek, Dante's masterpiece immediately found a wide audience; it is considered the greatest work of Italian literature and its author is regarded as the father of modern Italian.French illustrator Gustave Doré (1833-1883) began his prolific career at the age of 15, and his dramatic engravings have exercised an incalculable influence over latter-day artists. His remarkable scope includes scenes from Milton, Dante, Rabelais, Shakespeare, and the Bible, as well as street scenes of 19th-century London.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), author of The Song of Hiawatha and other beloved poems, was Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University. Klappentext This definitive edition of Dante's masterpiece ? translated by the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ? features stunning engravings by Gustave Doré, an eminent 19th-century illustrator of classics.

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• Authors: Dante Alighieri, Dante Dante Alighieri Alighieri, Dante Alighieri, Gustave (ILT)/ Longfellow Dante Alighieri/ DorT
• Assisted by: Gustave Dore (Illustration), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Translation)
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780486804095
• ISBN: 978-0-486-80409-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature